Improvement in washing-machines



W. I. CLOUS. WASHING-MACHINES.

No.`195,803,. Patented oct.z,1e77.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM I. CLOUS, OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 195,803, dated Oct-ober2, 1877; application filed July 10, 1877.

l To all 'whom it may concern:

.. State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Washing- Machines 5 and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, making a part of this speciiication.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a washingmachine, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure l is a horizontal section of the washing-tub. Fig. 2 .is avertical section of the Washing-maclnne.

A represents a circular tub/of suitable di- ,mensions, made preferablyconical-that is to similar rubber strips Bl Bl, held by cleats C' C',and rimning from near the top to near the bottom, as shown.

The tub A'is partially covered on top, and

.the remainder is closed by a lid, E, through which passes a centralvertical shaft, l). This shaft is provided with a series of arms, G G,curving outward and downward, and provided at their lower ends withrubber strips B2, as shown.

This shaft, with arms, may be made to rotate by any suitable gearing.

The washing is done, in the usual manner, by rotating the washingdevice, the clothes being rubbed by and against the strips B Bl B2,which, being` ot' rubber or other flexible material, does not tear orotherwise injure the clothes.

These flexible strips can be very easily repaired or renewed whenrequired.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Iatent, is

The combination of the tub A, the radial strips B, connected to blocks Con its bottom, the side strips B, connected to blocks C', and thevertical center shaft l), with curved arms Gr, provided at their lowerends with rubber strips B2, all constructed substantially as and for thepurposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing` I have hereunto set my hand andseal this 25th day of June, 1877.

WM. I. CLOUS. [L. s] Witnesses:

JAMES R. KENNEY, J. H. JAcoBs.

